Friday, November 28, 2008

I think this is such a wonderful idea. It's a custom calendar. You send the photos and kiki and polly create the colorful drawings for each month. This photo doesn't do it justice....visit the site here.

Saturday, November 22, 2008

Rex Ray is one of my favorite artists/designers. I am so happy to have found this 2009 wall calendar. It's big and bursting with color...oh and it comes with a great 13 x 16 inch poster. Click here if you need one too.

Saturday, November 15, 2008

I could hardly wait for the new Barefoot Contessa cookbook. Some of my most favorite meals come from her older cookbooks: TURKEY MEATLOAF & STRING BEANS WITH SHALLOTS. I'll start flagging recipes from this newest book while cozy in bed with a cup of tea.

I adored Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies and look forward to this collection of short stories in Unaccustomed Earth. A short story is about all I can read at the end of the day....

And the last is truly my newest favorito: a board book of the ABC's illustrated by the late Charley Harper. Charley Harper was a Cincinnati-based American Modernist artist. He was best known for his highly stylized wildlife prints, posters and book illustrations. It's Everett's new bedtime book fave too.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Repair and Restore....Oh I hope! My face has been so dry and it's not even the dead of winter. I tried a little sample of this face balm by FRESH and it made my face feel really good....I'm sold. Oh and it smells great!

Oh we love our LATHE. For the first time ever we used good old crayola crayons...the 4 year olds went bananas! This is the HUGE structure Michele so creatively constructed. It has many layers of different paint....our work in progess...this is how it looks this afternoon!

Friday, November 7, 2008

Paper Scissors Oranges has a colorful collection of art at THE HEALTHY CHILD, pediatrician's office in Darien, Connecticut. The acrylic paintings on canvases were created by children who attended our summer 2008 art program.

Monday, November 3, 2008

I owned and operated an art studio for children, paper scissors oranges in Darien, Connecticut for a decade. I keep my eyes wide open for inspiration....I am happy to share what I love, do and find here.